access(接近) to the boys and change the place where they’re located in the room.
Harris understands this and said you can plug anything into that adapter(适配器) ---toys that you can get on your own. And that’s where the iPet Companion really gets interesting. Harris explained that the device is actually sort of a Trojan horse to bring the “Internet of things” to more homes. You don’t really have to use it for pets. The adapter could be used for any device with an electrical plug---a sprinkler, say, that you’d be able to activate to water your grass.
“Our whole goal, our whole purpose is to let anyone control any physical object that they want to while they travel anywhere in the woorld,” Harris said.
32. What does the underlined word “remotely” in Paragragh 1 probably mean? A. far away. B. For free. C. With pity. D. Out of control.
33. Many people are interested in iPet Companion because______________. A. it can be used to kill time B. it is easy to control online C. it can meet all of their demands
D. they can show their love for faraway pets by using it 34. Why do the pets stop playing the toys soon? A. Pets are not clever enough to play the toys. B. They don’t receive rewards from the games. C. Toys are played with too often at the same place. D. Adult pets prevent young ones from playing the games. 35. What can we infer from what Scott Harris said? A. iPet Companion is only a kind of toy. B. Kickstarter can be used in many other ways.
C. iPet Companion can actually be turned into a toy horse. D. iPet Companion can look after pets while their owners are away.
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modem traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. __36___ Pollution means making things dirty. It comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth.___37___ Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
___38___ It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
__39___ They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it.__40___ And we must take care of the rise in population at the same time.
A. One of the biggest is pollution. B. The more people, the more pollution. C. Air pollution is still the most serious.
D. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. E. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. F. I hope scientists can find ways to solve the serious problem. G. Strange diseases have appeared in some places because of pollution. 第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A ____41____ thing happened _____42_____ me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day ____43____ I drove to go for a look in the country. On the way back home, my ____44____ stopped. It was out of gas on a ____45____ road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone ___46____ could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile ___47____ I finally found a house near the _____48_____. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair _____49_____. She said, “ I’ve been _____50_____ for you here for a long time. Come in. _____51_____ is almost ready. “ But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t _____52_____ what she was talking about. “ Oh, Alfred! Gas? You _____53______ tea, ” said she. I quickly _____54_____ that my car was out of ___55____, but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept ______56______ me Alfred and talking about how long it had been _____57_____ she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I ____58_____. Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my _____59_____, he said, “ Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t _____60_____ anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.” 41. A. happy 42. A. on 43. A. and 44. A. car
B. strange B. in B. so B. bus
C. common C. upon C. but
D. bad D. to D. that D. truck D. busy D. how D. as D. road D. appeared D. waiting D. Lunch D. think D. liking D. promised
C. bike C. crowded C. who C. while C. way C. opened C. calling C. Tea
45. A. narrow 46. A. what
B. lonely B. whom B. after B. path
47. A. before 48. A. street 49. A. came 50. A. asking 51. A. Gas
B. answered B. looking B. Coffee
52. A. consider 53. A. like
B. understand B. love
C. accept
C. used to like C. refused
54. A. answered B. explained
55. A. gas B. tea B. call
C. strength C. to call C. since C. would
D. energy D. called D. when D. wanted D. surprise D. frighten
56. A. calling 57. A. until
B. before B. can
58. A. could 59. A. accident 60. A. hit
B. incident B. injury
C. experience C. hurt
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分) 第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 Americans love pets. In America, there are ___61___ families with pets than those with children. ___62___ is common that U. S. homes have some sorts of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans’ all - time favorites are cats and dogs, because dogs can offer __63___ (protect) from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid of the home unwanted pests. Beneath keeping pets, there lies __64___ basic American belief: Pets have a right to be treated well. It is in Houston, Texas, ___65___ dogs can have their dinner delivered to their homes, just like pizza. Pets can even go with their owners on vacation. Besides, at least 75 animal welfare organizations exist in America ___66___ can provide care and adoption services for __67___ (home) and ill - treated animals. ___68___ (pay) for the high - tech health care, people can buy health insurance for their pets. Pets are as basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. By now researchers ___69___ (discover) that interacting with animals lowers a person’s blood pressure. Pets even encourage social relationships: They give their owners an __70___ ( appear) of friendliness, and they provide a good topic of conversation.
第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
This morning my friend Mary and me went shopping. She thought it is a good chance to practice Chinese. Mary was happy to talk to the salesgirls, and so did they. She wanted to buy some chicken, so she asked for a salesgirl, “ How much is the cock?” Gentle, the salesgirl answered, “ I’m not sure whether it’s a cock or a hen.” Mary became embarrassing and realized she had made a mistake. All of us laughed include Mary. Then we went to buy some eggs. I asked Mary, “ Do you want buy hens’ sons and daughters?” Mary shouted, “ I can say eggs.” We laughed again. How an interesting shopping experience! 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李华，想邀请留学生朋友Jane 一起去农场参加你校组织的实践活动。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 活动时间、地点：本周六、学校附近农场； 2. 活动内容：认识和采摘蔬菜、水果；野炊午餐。 注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。 Dear Jane,
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
Yours, Li Hua